In this artist's conception, the atmosphere of an Earthlike planet displays a brownish haze â the result of widespread pollution.
Christine Pulliam/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Police were checking cars throughout Paris on Monday, including near the Arc de Triomphe, as the city tried to cut air pollution by instituting odd-even driving restrictions.
Philippe Wojazer /Reuters /Landov
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